Surat’s chief fire officer Basant Parikh said, “We have issued notices to the unit owners and have given them some time. If they don’t comply, a second notice will be issued and if they still don’t comply we will cancel their BU certificate.”

The new General Development Control Regulations (GDCR) regulation allows developers and property owners to construct 25-metre high buildings with greater Floor Space Index (FSI) along the roads having width smaller than 18 metres.